GETTING OUT ALIVE is a phenomenal adventure with layer after layer of surprise! Angel Whitedove has a secret. Arrested for the murder of her parents, she has learned how to make herself blend into her environment. Wearing disguises has become a way of life.
Known nationally, how could a Native American woman with her father's cobalt eyes make herself unrecognizable without them? Between tabloid reporters stalking and the Greys with their black almond eyes constantly on her trail she has had to do her work incognito while living like a nomad in seclusion.
One would think that her life is quite eventful enough. Enter, Darek, Starship Commander from the planet Laren. His sole mission was to bring her father, a fugitive on Laren, home to stand trial. Darek has been a strong defender of his planet's laws. The fact that Laaen is doomed to certain death, as would Angel be because of her lineage doesn't phase the commander. But courage is something he can relate to. Upon discovering her life long suffering and bonding with both Angel and her sole companion Wolf he makes a decision that could cost him everything he has worked so hard for. But learning that the ancient beings that once abducted his people have not gone into extinction changes his views. Deciding to return to Laren without revealing the existence of Angel is completely reversed when his ex-lover Zetara snatches Angel. I can't remember hating a character this vile in many years. I so enjoyed following this pair as they risk both of their lives to protect both of their planets in a race against time and a dangerous dance out of the clutches of the purple haired witch!
Just when you think you have figured it all out, you find yourself starting all over again.
At this point my only regret is that there is no sequel. I look forward to many years enjoying the books by Regina Paul!
In the tradition of the African American Slave Quilts a tapestry is woven
Secrets,,, every family has them. For the Scotts, it is the death of a father that loosens the first thread in a web of lies that begins to unravel. Through the voices of Terry, Zena and Shirley, Janet West Sellars takes you on a tour through the streets of Newport News, Virginia and which traverses the span of a lifetime as the truth begins to surface. You have the pleasure of getting to know each member intimately until they start reminding you of people you've known. With immense pleasure, I tried in vain to put the stitches back together. Ms. West-Sellars is a master in slowly and methodically feeding the reader tiny clues without the reader's knowledge. In its conclusion all of these pieces will fall into place to reveal a mystery that longs to be told. Quiet As It's Kept will probably best be read when you know you won't have to put it down. I look forward to reading the next book by Janet West Sellars and suspect that I will remain a fan of her work because quiet as its kept she has the story telling skills of the old griots and is not to be ignored.